|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
The future of moderation for sci.space.science, sci.space.tech
I thought I would never say this, but I have now given up on
sci.space.science and sci.space.tech. I think pretty much every one else also has. So as far as I'm concerned, the next time the annual bill comes for your account for moderation feel free to cancel. Thanks for the effort you have put in Greg. Alain Fournier On March 21, 2015 Greg (Strider) Moore wrote: The time has come the moderator said, to talk of news and ships and space facts of invoices and things. And if he is paying not And whether pigs have wings Quite seriously, my annual bill has come for the account I use to manage moderation of sci.space.tech and sci.space.science. I have to decide within the next week or so whether to bother renewing it or simply cancelling it. To be clear, it is NOT about the money, or even really the time I put into it. It's about whether it has a future. Two of my fellow moderators seem to have dropped completely off of Usenet, so if I do keep on moderating, I may look for a co-moderator to share the light burdens. In the past few years, due almost exclusively due to the efforts of Paul Schleck, we now have automatic news feeds and twitter feeds. This was in theory to drive up more traffic and more discussion, but in reality it appears to have done very little. If folks have ideas to increase traffic and discussion, please contact me. However, I will not be lowering the standards (which are already honestly a bit lower than I might otherwise wish). I have never blacklisted any individuals, nor do I plan to. I will moderate to the best of my ability and discretion, strictly on content. This leaves out many of the more speculative type posts and pretty much any of the conspiracy theories out there. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
The future of moderation for sci.space.science, sci.space.tech
Yes I want to second my thanks to the efforts you have put in Greg.
I'm going to top post because I just wanted to say that I don't use twitter so getting news via sci.space.science and sci.space.tech have been very useful to me now that sci.space.news has gone dormant. I don't expect them to be discussion groups because moderation in lieu of compensation is just too much to expect. But as a noise free source of news I really appreciate what has been done and I hope it can continue. It is of value to me. Dave On 2020-01-22 8:15 PM, Alain Fournier wrote: I thought I would never say this, but I have now given up on sci.space.science and sci.space.tech. I think pretty much every one else also has. So as far as I'm concerned, the next time the annual bill comes for your account for moderation feel free to cancel. Thanks for the effort you have put in Greg. Alain Fournier On March 21, 2015 Greg (Strider) Moore wrote: The time has come the moderator said, to talk of news and ships and space facts of invoices and things. And if he is paying not And whether pigs have wings Quite seriously, my annual bill has come for the account I use to manage moderation of sci.space.tech and sci.space.science. I have to decide within the next week or so whether to bother renewing it or simply cancelling it. To be clear, it is NOT about the money, or even really the time I put into it.Â* It's about whether it has a future. Two of my fellow moderators seem to have dropped completely off of Usenet, so if I do keep on moderating, I may look for a co-moderator to share the light burdens. In the past few years, due almost exclusively due to the efforts of Paul Schleck, we now have automatic news feeds and twitter feeds. This was in theory to drive up more traffic and more discussion, but in reality it appears to have done very little. If folks have ideas to increase traffic and discussion, please contact me. However, I will not be lowering the standards (which are already honestly a bit lower than I might otherwise wish). I have never blacklisted any individuals, nor do I plan to. I will moderate to the best of my ability and discretion, strictly on content. This leaves out many of the more speculative type posts and pretty much any of the conspiracy theories out there. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
The future of moderation for sci.space.science, sci.space.tech
"David Spain" wrote in message ...
Yes I want to second my thanks to the efforts you have put in Greg. I'm going to top post because I just wanted to say that I don't use twitter so getting news via sci.space.science and sci.space.tech have been very useful to me now that sci.space.news has gone dormant. I don't expect them to be discussion groups because moderation in lieu of compensation is just too much to expect. But as a noise free source of news I really appreciate what has been done and I hope it can continue. It is of value to me. Thanks Dave On 2020-01-22 8:15 PM, Alain Fournier wrote: I thought I would never say this, but I have now given up on sci.space.science and sci.space.tech. I think pretty much every one else also has. So as far as I'm concerned, the next time the annual bill comes for your account for moderation feel free to cancel. Thanks for the effort you have put in Greg. Alain Fournier On March 21, 2015 Greg (Strider) Moore wrote: The time has come the moderator said, to talk of news and ships and space facts of invoices and things. And if he is paying not And whether pigs have wings Quite seriously, my annual bill has come for the account I use to manage moderation of sci.space.tech and sci.space.science. I have to decide within the next week or so whether to bother renewing it or simply cancelling it. To be clear, it is NOT about the money, or even really the time I put into it. It's about whether it has a future. Two of my fellow moderators seem to have dropped completely off of Usenet, so if I do keep on moderating, I may look for a co-moderator to share the light burdens. In the past few years, due almost exclusively due to the efforts of Paul Schleck, we now have automatic news feeds and twitter feeds. This was in theory to drive up more traffic and more discussion, but in reality it appears to have done very little. If folks have ideas to increase traffic and discussion, please contact me. However, I will not be lowering the standards (which are already honestly a bit lower than I might otherwise wish). I have never blacklisted any individuals, nor do I plan to. I will moderate to the best of my ability and discretion, strictly on content. This leaves out many of the more speculative type posts and pretty much any of the conspiracy theories out there. -- |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Future of moderation for sci.space.tech, sci.space.science | Greg \(Strider\) Moore | Policy | 6 | March 23rd 15 08:22 AM |
Future of moderation for sci.space.tech, sci.space.science | Greg \(Strider\) Moore | History | 2 | March 21st 15 06:47 PM |
Sci.space.tech under new moderation | Greg D. Moore \(Strider\) | History | 127 | April 4th 09 07:25 PM |